Will convey Bengaluru infrastructure concern to ministry: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

BENGALURU: Stressing the need for better urban connectivity, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday assured citizens that she would convey their concerns on the issue to the urban development ministry in order to speed up work on key infrastructure projects.
Sitharaman took part in an interaction with resident welfare associations, chartered accountants and entrepreneurs at an event held by the Karnataka unit of BJP. Responding to citizens’ concerns over Bengaluru’s traffic woes, the minister said the Centre had built expressways between Bengaluru and Mysuru, funded the city’s Metro projects, approved the railway network and provided assistance in building flyovers.
She said the government will continue to work towards ensuring better urban connectivity across India. “I concede whatever has been done is not enough, but, at the same time, we have to catch up with a decade that was just lost to lots of corruption, with no major work accomplished. This is not just in Karnataka, but all over the country,” she said.
The FM said she was happy citizens had also felt the need for better urban and rural infrastructure, and “that is what Prime Minister Narendra Modi is rushing with”.